Slalom
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organisations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
The Salesforce team
As a Platinum Salesforce partner, we help our clients transform the way they connect with their customers. Our team is made up of Salesforce-certified experts with experience across the Salesforce Customer Success Platform and multiple industries. As the 3rd largest global Salesforce partner, we are committed to growing and developing our Salesforce talent, offering continued growth opportunities, and exposing our people to interesting and diverse projects.
The Role
Job Summary
Manages capability and account operations, drives business development and responsible for people and customer satisfaction.
Salesforce Director
Slalom is seeking an experienced Salesforce Director to drive the expansion and growth of our Salesforce capability in New Zealand. We need a dynamic individual with a proven track record in scaling a Salesforce practice and who will collaborate closely with our go-to-market team to grow our Salesforce business. We are looking for someone known for their strategic leadership, team-building skills, and extensive client experience and solution expertise in the Salesforce ecosystem.
What You Will Do
- Define and own the vision, strategy, and offerings for an agreed Salesforce industry or solution, focusing on key sectors like public sector or financial services.
- Drive business development efforts, collaborating with industry sellers and Salesforce executives, as well as leading RFP responses. This includes driving pre-sales, providing thought leadership and developing solution offerings to foster revenue and profitability growth.
- Provide oversight and governance for all Salesforce projects within the specific industry.
- Build relationships with local market teams, Salesforce industry executives, and client industry executives.
- Lead the creation of customer case studies and industry-specific content.
- Collaborate with other industry leaders to scale opportunities and support market growth.
What You'll Bring
- 10+ years of Salesforce consulting experience.
- Experience in presales, account management, delivery leadership, and consulting.
- Strong background in solution architecture and pre-sales with the Salesforce core product.
- Capable of running a team, demonstrating leadership and commercial awareness.
- Ability to understand client needs and recommend valuable solutions.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Strong people management, budgeting, and project management skills.
- Experience in coaching and mentoring in presales leadership.
- Strong collaboration and team-building skills.
- Ability to lead teams through complex technology solution sales.
- Creative, innovative, and visionary approach.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including experience with public speaking.
Our Values
Our culture and values reflect each individual Slalomer. We are dedicated to encouraging workplace diversity and ensuring all our people, from any background can contribute to their full potential. We wish to build a team that echoes the diversity of the communities we serve, and our values are an active part of our every-day, guiding our decisions.
What keeps us here?
Our New Zealand office knows the important of a good work/life balance. We have the freedom to be ourselves when life gets in the way. We make a big effort to bring everyone together and allow space when space is needed. We believe in helping each other thrive in work and life and are proud to invest in benefits that include holistic wellbeing, meaningful allowances and investment in our team’s professional, technical and personal growth. It’s an exciting time to be one of our foundational members, getting involved in setting up our ‘Kiwi’ values and culture and what makes us uniquely Slalom NZ!
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Slalom does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, marital, domestic, or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.